DELOITTE and Touche increased its national revenue from £689m to £882m in the year to May 31.

The professional services firm, which employs 400 staff in the north west, including 19 partners, enjoyed particular success in corporate finance and management solutions.

Its management solutions’ operation in Manchester, headed by Frank Wilson, saw 33 per cent growth. More than 30 consultants are now based in the city. The unit’s biggest job was an Internet initiative for Manchester Council.

Corporate finance has a 20-strong team of advisers and during the year Richard Bell and Anup Shah were promoted to partner. Other newcomers included Sally Longworth as director of forensic services.

Another Manchester development was the renaming of the insolvency side of the business as ‘‘reorganisation services’’.